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Comparison: Continental WinterContact TS 860S vs. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 (2026)

Continental WinterContact TS 860SPremium
ContinentalContinental

WinterContact TS 860S

R13 – R23
VS
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005Premium
BridgestoneBridgestone

Blizzak LM-005

8.7
R14 – R22
Also compare with
PILOT ALPIN 5 WinterContact TS 870 UltraGrip Performance 3
In this comparison, we are comparing a tyre from a manufacturer from Germany (Continental) against a tyre from a manufacturer from Japan (Bridgestone). When it comes to comparison, eu labels can be also interesting - 68% of Continental WinterContact TS 860S has C wet grip rating, whereas 93% of Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 has A rating.

Test Profile

Continental
WinterContact TS 860S
Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005
Number of tests
2
49
Best position
#3
#1
Average position
3.5
3.2
Latest test
2020
2024
Available sizes
145
244

These tyres were not tested together. The comparison below is inferred from separate tests by normalizing both tyres against 11 shared benchmark tyres, so treat it as an estimate.

Dry
Confidence
Continental WinterContact TS 860S
96%
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
99%
Dry braking
Continental WinterContact TS 860S
94%
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
98%
Dry handling
Continental WinterContact TS 860S
98%
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
100%
Wet
Confidence
Continental WinterContact TS 860S
91%
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
98%
Aquaplaning - cross
Continental WinterContact TS 860S
95%
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
96%
Aquaplaning - longitudal
Continental WinterContact TS 860S
82%
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
95%
Wet braking
Continental WinterContact TS 860S
91%
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
100%
Wet circle cornering
Continental WinterContact TS 860S
96%
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
98%
Wet handling
Continental WinterContact TS 860S
91%
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
100%
Snow
Confidence
Continental WinterContact TS 860S
95%
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
98%
Snow braking
Continental WinterContact TS 860S
98%
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
99%
Snow cornering
Continental WinterContact TS 860S
94%
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
96%
Snow handling
Continental WinterContact TS 860S
91%
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
98%
Snow traction
Continental WinterContact TS 860S
98%
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
97%
Comfort
Confidence
Continental WinterContact TS 860S
97%
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
98%
Exterior noise
Continental WinterContact TS 860S
96%
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
97%
Comfort
Continental WinterContact TS 860S
98%
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
99%
Costs
Confidence
Continental WinterContact TS 860S
100%
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
100%
Rolling resistance
Continental WinterContact TS 860S
100%
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
100%

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